Earle B. Hall

For the Bahamanian politician, see Earl Hall. For the United States Navy ship, see USS Earle B. Hall (APD-107).

Earle Boitnott Hall
Born	(1919-12-25)December 25, 1919 Dawson Springs, Kentucky
Died	December 27, 1941(1941-12-27) (aged 22) Jolo Island, in the Philippine Islands
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1938–1941
Rank	Aviation Machinist's Mate
Battles/wars	World War II *Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)
Awards	Air Medal

Earle B. Hall (1919–1941) was a United States Navy sailor killed in action during World War II who received a posthumous Air Medal.

Biography

Earle Boitnott Hall was born at Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on 25 December 1919. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1938.

During World war II, Aviation Machinist's Mate Hall was killed action during a patrol mission against Japanese forces on Jolo Island in the Philippine Islands on 27 December 1941.

Awards

Aviation Machinist's Mate Hall received the Air Medal for his actions in the Philippines.

Namesake

The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Earle B. Hall (DE-597) was named for Aviation Machinist's Mate Hall. During construction she was converted into the high-speed transport USS Earle B. Hall (APD-107), and was in commission as such from 1945 to 1946, 1950 to 1957, and from 1961 to ca. 1965.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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